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shoto1699
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Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 21, 2020, 09:12:09 PM
So my Bottlehead Crack has the right voltages but there's static coming through my left ear's headphones and a loud buzz in the right. It was working fine earlier but when I turned it off later on and turned it back again it came up but only went away after my monitor shut off for a second and then came back later on. Any ideas? I reheated everything already. The buzz came after I reseated the tubes again.
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Paul Birkeland
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 05:23:15 AM
Can you post photos of your build?
Generally this kind of issue would be a loose solder joint in the amp, and often time we find that new builders are a little timid when it comes to applying adequate heat to get the solder to flow out all the way.
Paul "PB" Birkeland
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shoto1699
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 07:31:17 AM
https://imgur.com/a/Trp07ac
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 08:53:20 AM
Might not be related but I'd pick up one of those ALPS PCBs on eBay instead of soldering to the potentiometer pins like that. Much easier and more reliable.
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shoto1699
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 09:34:35 AM
Good idea.. it was pretty hard to solder it but I ended up getting it done. I'll check it out
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 10:21:18 AM
Here's a recent thread on that PCB:
https://forum.bottlehead.com/index.php?topic=12909.0;topicseen
Jameson O'Guinn
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Paul Birkeland
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Re: Loud buzz in Right Ear and static in left
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December 22, 2020, 12:00:21 PM
One black wire on your headphone jack does not look to be captured by solder. If your iron has a temperature adjustment, I would turn it up all the way. I would also trim back any leads that are poking out.
Paul "PB" Birkeland
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